Digital Engineering Lead

Position Title: Engineering Director
Division: Digital
Department: Engineering
Location: Lenexa, KS, USA

About AGI

AGI is a global food-based infrastructure company publicly traded in Canada. With over 3,800 employees and over 30 global manufacturing brands, AGI is a leading provider of equipment and technology solutions for agricultural commodities including seed, fertilizer, grain and feed systems and an expanding platform for food processing facilities.

The Opportunity

In this role, you will spearhead our Digital Engineering team, pioneering the development of cutting-edge products and advancing our leadership solutions. You will be instrumental in fostering continuous improvement and professional growth within the engineering teams, offering technical leadership and mentorship. Your ideas will help shape the future capabilities of our hardware and software platforms in partnership with our full senior leadership team. This position reports directly to the SVP of AGI Digital, placing you at the heart of our mission to innovate and excel.

Responsibilities:

• Provide engineering leadership in all aspects of the hardware, software delivery cycle, including design, build, test, deploy, and scale up both in the US and Internationally (Brazil, EMEA, Australia).
• Lead a talented engineering team across Electrical, Mechanical, Embedded Software, Web Software and Test engineering disciplines and drive multiple initiatives to success
• Collaborate with other team leaders and peers in Manufacturing/Production, Product Management, CX, Install Operations and Sales
• Manage risk and help the team navigate challenges
• Continuously drive technical, process and financial improvements.
• Interact with vendors concerning OEM components
• Establish robust product lifecycle planning, refresh and replacement cycles across all AGI Digital product lines
• Drive improvements in how we build software – tools, communication, and architecture
• Able to provide an overview of product offerings to interested stakeholders such as clients, team members, vendors, and channel sales partners looking to know more about the technologies we create
• Lead organizational change through the adoption of strategic technologies, architectures, best practices, and tooling in support of hardware and software development
• Coach, develop, mentor and inspire a talented team of Engineers. Conduct performance evaluations and recruit and interview new team members as required.
• Verify project and product compliance with engineering best practices, risk management and certification needs•
• Maintain and update engineering department policies and procedures.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering required, Masters degree or equivalent preferred
• 10 years of related work experience, 5 years managerial experience
• Exposure to a wide variety of web technologies and frameworks for Enterprise

Why AGI?

We’re leading the way in global food supply chain solutions and here’s how:
We’re the leading global expert in providing farmers, processors and commercial customers with the right equipment and customized engineering solutions to produce, protect and deliver the world’s grain, fertilizer, seed, feed and food supplies. Dedicated to safety, innovation and customization, AGI offers one of the largest catalogs of equipment and full-service planning and engineering services for the storage, blending, mixing, conveying, conditioning, and processing of agricultural products worldwide. Supported by an extensive in-country sales and service team, AGI provides a global distribution network and state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities in Canada, the United States, Brazil, India, France, and Italy.

Our Culture

Safety and teamwork are the cornerstones of our global culture. In all aspects of our business, diverse and inclusive teams work together to deliver quality products, solutions, and services for our customers around the world.

Our Benefits

Our competitive salaries, benefits packages, and employee share purchase plan help you take care of your family. Professional development activities keep you learning and involved, offering many opportunities to grow and advance your career.

With AGI, you’re choosing an employer dedicated to strengthening and securing the global food supply chain.

AGI is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit and business need.

Accommodations are available upon request for candidates with a disability taking part in the recruitment process and once hired.